Chimney chase repair with a written estimate in Timber Springs
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Chase repair scope for your Timber Springs home
- Step or L flashing where the chase meets shingles
- Apron and back flashing at the chase base
- Paint on new siding and trim
- Temporary cover over any open section each day
What a lasting chase repair takes
Changing the chase finish to suit the house
A chase repair is a chance to change the finish. Some homeowners swap rotted panel siding for fiber-cement lap, match the chase to a stucco house or trade vinyl for a painted finish. Each change brings its own barrier, flashing and fastening rules.
Going to stucco on a framed chase means the two-layer barrier, corrosion-resistant lath and three coats the code describes. Going to fiber-cement means protected joints and the maker's fastening. The framing underneath has to be flat and sound for either one. Moving from siding to stucco also adds weight and curing time, which the schedule has to allow for.
Our technicians price the like-for-like repair and the change side by side, so you can weigh them. For your Timber Springs home, we also check whether a new finish changes how the cover or the roof flashing meets the chase, and we list any follow-on work.
Cables and wiring routed through a chase
A chimney chase can look like a handy path to the roof. Cable, satellite and low-voltage lines sometimes get run up through it, and an outlet or light may be mounted on its outside wall with wiring behind. Those lines are often added long after the chimney went in.
DuraVent's manual, for example, tells installers to keep electrical wiring away from all chimneys and lists wiring among the combustible materials that stay outside the required clearance. Wires resting on the pipe or stapled across the air space have to be moved.
With the chase open, we flag any wiring in the clearance space. Low-voltage cables are rerouted clear of the pipe. Anything on a household circuit is left for an electrician and noted as a separate item on your Timber Springs estimate. Satellite mounts screwed into the chase get checked for leaks at the screw holes.
Where the chimney passes a closet or room
On some homes the chimney pipe passes through a closet, a storage area or a bonus room on its way up. DuraVent's manual says interior chimneys are enclosed where they run through closets, storage or occupied spaces, and the enclosure keeps the required air space around the pipe.
Those inside enclosures are part of the same chase. A leak at the top can show up as a stain on a closet wall, and boxes stacked hard against a thin enclosure can press it toward the pipe. A closet enclosure also hides the pipe from view, so nobody notices when something has been pushed up against it.
When a chase repair reaches inside the house, our crew checks the enclosure walls, the air space and the firestops at each level. Drywall repairs in finished rooms are listed separately. We also suggest keeping stored items off the enclosure.
Two chimney pipes sharing one chase
Some chases hold two chimney pipes, for two fireplaces stacked on different floors or set side by side. Each pipe is its own chimney. One maker's manual, DuraVent's for DuraChimney II, says to connect only one fireplace per chimney, and each pipe keeps its own listed clearance.
A wide two-pipe chase has a bigger top, longer walls and may need a cricket behind it. More pipe also means more firestops, shields and supports to check while the chase is open. The top framing of a two-pipe chase also carries two sets of shields and openings, so rot up there has more to disturb when it is repaired.
Both chimneys get checked, including the one tied to a fireplace you seldom use. The estimate for your Timber Springs home lists work for each pipe separately, and shared items, like framing and siding, are priced only once.
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Your chase repair questions, answered
Can you match my existing siding or stucco?
We match profile, texture and color as closely as the materials allow, and we tell you before the job how close that will be. When an exact match is not available, we price options like re-siding one full face or painting the whole chase.
Will I be able to use my fireplace during the repair?
No. While the chase is open, shields, firestops and the top may be off, so the fireplace stays out of use. We tell you when it is ready again, which is after the chase is closed and the listed parts are back in place.
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